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line.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bikeline.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ontheice.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lakeshore.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThere's not much cooler than riding the shoreline in the snow.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/downtothebeach.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADown to the shore.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/parkinglot3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jakecollapse2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJake cools off after the climb.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/milemarker.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARacing along the shoreline.2019-03-07T14:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/12/23/hygge/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hammer-stump.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANails. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/chicksonastick.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChicks on a stick. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/woodsplitter4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASplitting wood. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sqkimsweaters2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe "ugly sweater" theme brought some interesting outfits. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sqkimsweaters.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe "ugly sweater" theme of the party brought some interesting outfits.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/party4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEmbracing the cold. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bakershollowbikes.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEasy pedaling on the road. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bikegang2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATaking a break on the bike ride. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sqkimbike4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA...and his wife. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sqbike.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI think he's pretty happy with the bike...2019-03-07T14:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/10/23/wednesday-night/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rothrock.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/vista.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/headlights.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bikecabin2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL 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copyJake the monkey.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2267-copy.jpgIMG_2267 copyhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2264-copy.jpgIMG_2264 copyhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2258-copy.jpgIMG_2258 copyhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2250-copy.jpgIMG_2250 copyhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2272.jpgIMG_2272https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2244.jpgIMG_2244https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2238.jpgIMG_2238Gusts of wind kicked up snow tornadoes.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2235.jpgIMG_2235https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_2227.jpgIMG_22272019-03-07T14:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/03/01/winters-last-hurrah/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0809.jpgIMG_0809https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0829.jpgIMG_0829https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0825.jpgIMG_0825https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_0788.jpgIMG_0788https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2480.jpgIMG_2480https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2478.jpgIMG_2478https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2476.jpgIMG_2476https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2466.jpgIMG_2466https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2439.jpgIMG_2439https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_2464.jpgIMG_24642019-03-07T14:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/09/12/colorado-bound/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sunflowers.jpgsunflowershttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/the-coming-storm.jpgthe 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ice.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_2323.jpgIMG_2323Home.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131209-130829.jpg20131209-130829.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ice.jpgiceFirst icy/snowy fat-bike ride of the season.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/eicefield.jpgeicefieldRiding across a field encased in ice on Thanksgiving Day.2019-03-07T13:56:21+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/12/08/cold-feet-warm-heart/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/johnvista.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATaking in the view. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/helenavista1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANice views. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/snowyup.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIt begins to snow. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/snowday.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/vistaberry.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHeaded back on Berry. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/carbody.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOnce upon a time, this was a car. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/helenavista.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/vista.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAt the vista.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/carbike.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABikes and bumpers.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/johnevan2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIt'll get too cold if you stop for long. 2019-03-07T13:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/06/07/a-rattling-we-will-go/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/steve-tammy.jpgsteve tammyhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/catching-fish.jpgcatching fishhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/splash.jpgsplashhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jake-jumps-in.jpgjake jumps inhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tam-smiles.jpgtam smileshttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mtn-laurel.jpgmtn laurelhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tam-tam-yeah.jpgtam tam yeahhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the-line.jpgthe linehttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/steffie-tam-tam.jpgsteffie tam tamhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jake-rocks-it.jpgjake rocks it2019-03-07T13:53:59+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2016/08/20/framed-marquette/2019-03-07T13:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2017/01/30/juliana-joplin-c/2019-03-07T13:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/08/07/berries-splashes-giggles/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bikes.jpgbikeshttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_1976.jpgIMG_1976https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bottle.jpgbottlehttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stream.jpgstreamhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/h-splash.jpgh splashhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/brent-splash.jpgbrent splashhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/water-play-2.jpgwater play 2https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/water-play.jpgwater playhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jake-goes-down.jpgjake goes downhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/bowl2.jpgbowl22019-03-07T13:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2016/01/03/push-through-the-mud/2019-03-07T13:46:44+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/11/16/a-fat-tired-mud-slingin-rock-skippin-sunday/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/woodslake.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sambiketreehang.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA...and so does this. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/moremuddy.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAKeep pushing..https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nicecolorsjay.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAContrast.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kindastuckjeff.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARounding the inlet.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/spokessam.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI happened to be sitting in just the right place, and this looked like a cool shot.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jaylinlearns2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEvan teaches Jaylin how to patch a tube. Jake's just bein' Jake.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/momentoflearning.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJaylin learns how to patch a tube.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hangingoutbw.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHanging out. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/thecrew.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHanging out. 2019-03-07T13:44:26+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2016/06/27/ladies-of-big-bear/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fixing-allison.jpgfixing allisonhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cleaning.jpgcleaninghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tam-ferns.jpgtam fernshttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pines.jpgpineshttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jeff.jpgjeffhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mother-of-crack-jeff.jpgmother of crack 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is my boss, Davitt. 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This has been a favorite activity lately.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1686.jpgIMG_1686https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1680.jpgIMG_1680First night in their new home.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1668.jpgIMG_1668Meet & greet with our friend Carissa.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1599.jpgIMG_1599Learning the "ropes"https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1598.jpgIMG_1598Mama/baby.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1738.jpgIMG_17382015-08-09T01:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/01/25/frozen-fat-day-3-shoreline-shenanigans/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1550.jpgIMG_1550https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_12981.jpgIMG_1298https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1291.jpgIMG_1291https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1209.jpgIMG_1209https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_12681.jpgIMG_1268https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1556.jpgIMG_1556https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1563.jpgIMG_1563https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1539.jpgIMG_1539https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1532.jpgIMG_1532https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_15201.jpgIMG_15202015-01-27T21:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/01/23/frozen-fat-things-that-happen-after-dark/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1179.jpgIMG_1179https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1178.jpgIMG_1178https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1175.jpgIMG_1175https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1174.jpgIMG_1174https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1173.jpgIMG_1173https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1169.jpgIMG_1169https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1166.jpgIMG_1166https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1167.jpgIMG_1167https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1165.jpgIMG_1165https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1160.jpgIMG_11602015-01-23T15:12:21+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/01/21/frozen-fat-day-2-its-about-the-comaraderie-not-the-competition/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1131.jpgIMG_1131https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1127.jpgIMG_1127Keep climbing.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1126.jpgIMG_1126The view is worth the climb.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1123.jpgIMG_1123https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1122.jpgIMG_1122https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1119.jpgIMG_1119https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1113.jpgIMG_1113https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1109.jpgIMG_1109https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1107.jpgIMG_1107Almost to the top!https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1106.jpgIMG_1106Just keep pedaling.2015-01-21T21:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2015/01/19/frozen-fat-day-1-fires-and-fries/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1032.jpgIMG_1032https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1028.jpgIMG_1028https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1074.jpgIMG_1074https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1031.jpgIMG_1031https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1030.jpgIMG_1030Good times and good beer flowed freely.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1061.jpgIMG_1061https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1018.jpgIMG_1018https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1029.jpgIMG_1029https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1020.jpgIMG_1020And this is how Ellis thaws a frozen keg.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1054.jpgIMG_10542015-01-21T01:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/12/28/happy-new-year/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0583.jpgIMG_0583A couple of our hens.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0463.jpgIMG_0463Ringing in 2015 with a bonfire and good people.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-09-06-11-30-11.jpg2014-09-06 11.30.11One of my best friends, Carissa, got into mountain biking, and it's been great to get to ride with her.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p9210257.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEvan's parents came to visit from the southeastern part of the state. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0022.jpgIMG_0022Bouldering in Martin Gap. 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Dinah is just as happy as we are about all the new-found space.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3526.jpgIMG_3526Ev and I went through a lot of really rough times this past year...but we also got through them and I think we're better than ever.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-02-12-08-39-44.jpg2014-02-12 08.39.44A very cold commute across the ice of Raystown to work one morning. 2015-01-02T14:07:03+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/12/21/solstice/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0174.jpgIMG_0174https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0175.jpgIMG_0175https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0177.jpgIMG_0177https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0173.jpgIMG_0173Turnaround point.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0178.jpgIMG_0178I saw some neat plants.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0188.jpgIMG_0188https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0103.jpgIMG_0103https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0105.jpgIMG_01052014-12-23T14:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/11/30/thanksgiving/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0195.jpgIMG_0195https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0203.jpgIMG_0203https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0198.jpgIMG_0198https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0188.jpgIMG_0188Off-trail.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0185.jpgIMG_0185We saw lots of deer.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0199.jpgIMG_0199https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0176.jpgIMG_0176https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0180.jpgIMG_0180Too much brake.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0179.jpgIMG_0179Coming down off the little ridge.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0175.jpgIMG_0175There were lots of wet roots. This happened often.2014-12-09T20:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/11/19/first-snow-2/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-22-14.jpg2014-11-18 08.22.14https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-27-05.jpg2014-11-18 08.27.05https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-25-34.jpg2014-11-18 08.25.34https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-22-29.jpg2014-11-18 08.22.29https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-30-16.jpg2014-11-18 08.30.16https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-21-10.jpg2014-11-18 08.21.10https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-20-57.jpg2014-11-18 08.20.57https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2014-11-18-08-18-55.jpg2014-11-18 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people.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141019-122506.jpg20141019-122506.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141019-122413.jpg20141019-122413.jpg2014-11-07T15:39:24+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/11/05/hawkwatch-to-greenwood/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094456.jpg20141104-094456.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094443.jpg20141104-094443.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094432.jpg20141104-094432.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094418.jpg20141104-094418.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094303.jpg20141104-094303.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094249.jpg20141104-094249.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094234.jpg20141104-094234.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094223.jpg20141104-094223.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094108.jpg20141104-094108.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141104-094052.jpg20141104-094052.jpg2014-11-05T21:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/10/21/pike-2-bike-riding-the-abandoned-pa-turnpike/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-43-31.jpg2014-10-20 18.43.31https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-42-07.jpg2014-10-20 18.42.07Bedrock through a window in the tunnel.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-41-41.jpg2014-10-20 18.41.41https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-39-32.jpg2014-10-20 18.39.32https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-29-33.jpg2014-10-20 18.29.33https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-29-12.jpg2014-10-20 18.29.12https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-27-49.jpg2014-10-20 18.27.49https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-25-07.jpg2014-10-20 18.25.07https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-18-23-01.jpg2014-10-20 18.23.01https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-20-17-52-42.jpg2014-10-20 17.52.422014-10-22T13:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/10/12/ride-guide/2014-10-15T17:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/10/11/leaves-and-woodsmoke/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-03-11-07-49-1.jpg2014-10-03 11.07.49 (1)Orange. Hesston, PA.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-09-29-17-05-52-1.jpg2014-09-29 17.05.52 (1)https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-02-18-38-35.jpg2014-10-02 18.38.35It gets dark earlier now too... and the moon has been magnificent. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-04-10-51-58-1.jpg2014-10-04 10.51.58 (1)Yellow.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-04-10-58-21-1.jpg2014-10-04 10.58.21-1Morning walk.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-04-10-50-19.jpg2014-10-04 10.50.19It's also walnut season!https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-04-11-00-45.jpg2014-10-04 11.00.45Back roads near home.2014-10-11T17:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/stuff-i-like/life/2014-10-03T17:09:13+00:00weekly0.6https://helenakotala.com/stuff-i-like/apparel/2014-10-03T17:09:07+00:00weekly0.6https://helenakotala.com/stuff-i-like/camp/2014-10-03T17:09:00+00:00weekly0.6https://helenakotala.com/stuff-i-like/boat/2014-10-03T17:08:52+00:00weekly0.6https://helenakotala.com/stuff-i-like/bike/2014-10-03T17:08:43+00:00weekly0.6https://helenakotala.com/2014/10/01/riding-new-trails-around-jim-thorpe/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1950.jpgIMG_1950All photos by Evan Gross unless specified otherwise. (I took this one)https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1935.jpgIMG_1935https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1960.jpgIMG_1960Fall's officially here. Photo by H.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10699721_4679097910960_7417833299374210609_o.jpg10699721_4679097910960_7417833299374210609_oAll good things---Ev, bikes, and sunsets. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1906.jpgIMG_1906https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1901.jpgIMG_1901https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10679490_4679095430898_5669021350382226939_o.jpg10679490_4679095430898_5669021350382226939_ohttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1942.jpgIMG_1942Post-ride.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1922.jpgIMG_1922https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1879.jpgIMG_18792014-10-01T20:05:10+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/09/13/the-zephyr/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4221_100876440198_1016309_n.jpg4221_100876440198_1016309_nMe + Zephyr, circa 2008.2014-09-29T20:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/09/12/paddleboard-lessons/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sup-1.jpgsup 1Myself and the ladies.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sup-2.jpgsup 22014-09-12T19:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/09/03/cleanin-up/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p82401691.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8240196.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10610530_715550938780_2682826339481065001_n.jpg10610530_715550938780_2682826339481065001_nhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8240222.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPop-up camping frame=biggest find of the day.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8240197.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATony and Greg work together to move a washing machine.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8240203.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAlso, thank you to Boxer's Cafe for the delicious lunch!https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8240169.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8240193.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEvan did a great job maneuvering "The Barge", which was used to collect larger items. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p8240209.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThese two were a trash-collection machine! 2014-09-06T14:23:07+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/07/18/jackson-kayak-stand-up-paddleboards/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7140134.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASitting or standing, these boards are a bundle of fun.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p71401421.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7140153.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7140160.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7140139.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHeadstand attempts.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7140142.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7140135.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7140149.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJake gets his surf on.2014-08-22T19:43:22+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/08/13/earning-breakfast/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140812-090944.jpg20140812-090944.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140812-090924.jpg20140812-090924.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140812-082315.jpg20140812-082315.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140812-082046.jpg20140812-082046.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140812-082025.jpg20140812-082025.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140810-084216.jpg20140810-084216.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140810-084015.jpg20140810-084015.jpg2014-08-13T23:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/07/02/broken/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bike.jpgbike2014-08-01T18:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/04/29/to-the-nth-degree/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/stoney.jpgstoney2014-08-01T17:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/07/10/an-evening-on-the-river/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7010458.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7010419.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p70104141.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7010433.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7010430.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p7010414.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-07-13T13:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/07/01/sojourn/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p6140258.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMy stoker.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p6150352.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p6160364.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALeading the pack to the finish.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p6160362.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p6160359.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p6150328-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p6140294.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p6140297.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p6140290.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALunch break.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p6140300.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-07-03T11:45:09+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/05/23/the-days-of-dirt-fest/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5190680.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5170600.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5170568.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5170554.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5160458.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5160436.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5150396.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5180666.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAUntil next year, houseboat.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5190698.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACarissa on the bike was one of the best parts of Dirt Fest.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p5190677.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGettin' tall.2014-05-23T17:22:15+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/04/20/door-to-door/2014-04-21T22:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/04/18/staycation/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/powerlinecut.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAInto the Game Lands.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rustycar.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA...and so is this.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rocksgetit2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARocks on skinnies and drop bars---always a treat.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/graveltravel.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGravel travel.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/centralpa.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATypical Central Pennsylvania.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/muddin.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMuddin'https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/countryroads.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACruising along Hartslog Valley Road. 2014-04-21T10:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/04/01/to-paddle-or-not-to-paddle/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tonygetsswallowed.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tonysurfs2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/doublesurf2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/intothepark.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jeffreachback.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/buryit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/doublesurf.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJeff and Tony surf side-by-side in a hole. 2014-04-02T12:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/03/18/after-work/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/icechunks.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABig water & big ice.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/moreicechunks.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/putin.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Put-In.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bikeandriver.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Shuttle.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gettinready.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADonning gear.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bikesunrays.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL 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up.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/goformations.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gohowitworks.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADiscovering how it works.2014-03-14T14:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/02/07/a-colliding-of-seasons/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/road.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bikeman.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/bike.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/iceman3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/iceman1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/iceman2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2014-02-07T19:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2014/01/07/one-of-those-really-great-mountain-bike-rides/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/atthetop.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFinally at the top. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/endofhill.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAExhausted but elated. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pigpile.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATop of the ridge. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/allofuswarm.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALine o' bikes.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ironfurnce2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChecking out the iron furnace.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/intogreenwood2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHeaded back into Greenwood.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/johndownsass.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJohn bombs down Sass. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hjohn.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACatching our breath on Shittaka Trail.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bridges.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABridges.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/jaymarsmile.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASmilin'2014-01-07T22:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/12/31/2013/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/graduation.jpggraduationGraduation, and a rare picture of me in a dress---May.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/coopers26.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGetting better at "going over stuff"--- October.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/paddle32.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAn evening of laughter and paddling---June.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/evhouse.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAExploring familiar territory (for Evan) and new territory (for me) in the Greater Philadelphia area---October.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sampeacechapel1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA snowy ride on the Peace Chapel trails---December.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/muddytires.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGetting muddy on an epic shoreline ride from our house to Snyders Run boat launch---November.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bike1.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cabin7.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWorking on the cabin---September.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/rays4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARiding around the lake---June.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/birthday14.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACliff jumping at Raystown---June. 2014-01-03T15:05:47+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/12/23/trough-creek-double-day/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/surfparty.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASurf party. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/throughthefog.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAComing through the fog. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jeffsurf.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJeff surfing in the Shaman.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/somanyboats.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALots of boats. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tonsurf.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASurfin' by the rock wall. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/levinpaddledance.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALIFEhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/vikingsq.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIs that a Viking?https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/getitadam.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAdam bounces along in the Zephyr. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/waterfall.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPaddling past the waterfall.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/yeahtroughcreek.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHaving fun. 2013-12-24T15:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/12/06/building-wheels/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-164642.jpg20131206-164642.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-164631.jpg20131206-164631.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-154703.jpg20131206-154703.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-154645.jpg20131206-154645.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-154611.jpg20131206-154611.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-154531.jpg20131206-154531.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-154454.jpg20131206-154454.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/20131206-154259.jpg20131206-154259.jpghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_2367.jpgIMG_23672013-12-09T18:12:32+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/12/02/trough-creek/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/throughthetrees-1.jpgthroughthetrees (1)Headed for warmth.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/lake-1.jpglake (1)Chilly take-outhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/htechniqueblog.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rhodedendron.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/evancopperas.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACopperas Rock.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/snowyrocks.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bridge.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/evan.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/totheriver.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATo the river! 2013-12-03T01:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/06/01/happiness/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/birthday44.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-11-22T20:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/04/02/to-the-woods/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/feetup.jpgfeetuphttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/philfries.jpgphilfrieshttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/philtalking.jpgphiltalkinghttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cliffs.jpgcliffshttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sunset2.jpgsunset2https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lookingout.jpglookingout2013-11-22T20:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/04/02/a-return-to-the-love-of-mountain-biking/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-24-09-31-47.jpg2013-03-24 09.31.47March 17. Allegrippis Trails, Raystown Lake, PA. Photo by Evan Gross. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bike3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-10-23T16:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/10/07/the-length-of-the-lake-and-a-little-bit-more/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays79.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays80.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThis canoe's kinda heavy.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays74.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEverybody loves a portage.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays72almostdone.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe dam's just around the bend.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays68.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWe're almost done.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays661.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARelaxed.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays52.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays61.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe dog and the dude take a dip.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays38dsocute1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rays66.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-10-18T17:13:10+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/10/09/the-triple-header/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trpl50.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASunfish Pondhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trpl64.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATaking up the rear. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trpl60.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe group.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trpl58.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHangin' with Jake.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trpl55.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOn the river.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trpl52.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALaunch time.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9280760.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALast leg! Photo via Mike Carter.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9280744.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAReady to get on the river.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/p9280722.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGroup shot.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trpl41.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASnack time.2013-10-18T17:12:26+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/09/21/the-last-day-of-summer/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle10.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFun camera settings.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAStill so misty.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle16.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAColor.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle20.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAExploring the shoreline.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle12h.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle11.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA perfect morning.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle9.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADate with a canoe and some coffee.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle3e.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFloatin'https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/morningpaddle2houseboats.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHouseboat row.2013-10-18T17:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/09/12/returning-to-coopers-gap/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coopers2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACruisin' on Dutch Alvin.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coopers5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGettin' weird. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coopers19.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADoggin' it uphill at the end of the ride. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coopers8.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPurple Lizard Map consultation. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coopers13.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coopers7.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-10-18T17:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/03/27/climbing-on-rocks-sliding-on-ice/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/incave.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/kristinpeeking.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/iceclosepeoplefar.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bilgers2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/kristinslide.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bilgers3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/icestalacmite.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bilgers5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bilgers4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-10-14T16:03:35+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/09/12/seasons-end/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tokyo38.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABest meal ever: a plate of sashimi and grill-it-yourself squid, salmon, and veggies. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tokyo14.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFinally going to the beach.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tokyo10.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASpending a day in Kamakura with Amanda's host mother from her trip to Japan last year.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cho48aandmekami.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHiking out Kamikochi.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cho42fallcolor.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALeaves turning.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cho27firstfrost2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFirst frost.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/cho11amandastormhomeless.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHunkered against the storm.2013-10-14T16:02:01+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/09/30/teens-with-saws/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/doc14.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAStump removal.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/doc5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALeaf blowin'https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/doc9.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADirt work.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/doc11.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATeam effort.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/doc7.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/doc3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-09-30T18:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/08/10/the-train-ride-to-narnia/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto90flaggage.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto112.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto115templedeer.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAncient buildings and deer.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto109incensepray.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto100goldbuddha2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGold Buddha.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto99goldbuddha.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGold Buddha.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto107bigbuddha.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABig Buddha.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto135beerface.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACreative props to Mike and the beer. 2013-08-10T10:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/06/05/misty-morning/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/morning6.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/morning4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/morning5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/morning2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-08-08T22:42:30+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/05/08/going-places-on-bicycles/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo35.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo38.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo13.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo17.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo37.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo8.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo391.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo36.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fargo31.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-08-08T22:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/04/17/where-not-to-be-in-a-thunderstorm/2013-08-08T22:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/08/08/kyoto/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto31.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe temple.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto65tojibw2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMy favorite Kyoto temple. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto72.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADelish. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto25.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAStrange street sightings---like a giant crab.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto53gionst2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGion.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto56.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASo many "National Treasures" here. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto66rainshelter.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAShelter from the storm.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto60tojiinrain.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAToji in the rain.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto30redtemple.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPart of the temple.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kyoto29river2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-08-14T23:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/07/17/tales-from-swallow-mountain/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tsu43mtns.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASurroundings.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nighttents2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAReturning to camp---headlamps in tents, and the lights of the city beyond.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tsu41flower.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe sun finally came out.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/amandatrailup.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHiking up. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tsu63sunrisemtn2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASunrise on the mountain. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/tsu17.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAView from the tent. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/trailup.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA rare moment of solitude on the trail. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/999698_10151706121829494_1449378282_n.jpg999698_10151706121829494_1449378282_nOne of the snow monkeys. Photo via Amanda B. Young.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1016266_10151706121649494_422376772_n.jpg1016266_10151706121649494_422376772_nOn the peak, with that stellar view...https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/peak1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe peak of Tsubakurodake.2013-07-17T10:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/07/02/wandering/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-07-12T12:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/07/12/what-is-a-cosmic-ray-anyway/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori51.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAtop the wall of snow.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori71.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe road. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori58.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERALayers of mountains. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/skiinginjuly.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASkiing in July. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori37.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA clear evening. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori61.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/room.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThis basically sums up Wednesday. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/measuringice.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWe made use of the pole by measuring the height of the snow along the road. Almost 5 meters! https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori73.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFoggy. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori44.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-07-12T12:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/07/11/i-shoulda-brought-my-crampons/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori36.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEvening. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori17.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFog. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/nori33.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/snowfield.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHiking up.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/new-life.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGlistening in the rain.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shoes2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/shoes1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/green.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe greens and the tans and the grays and the snow.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/waiting.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWaiting. 2013-07-12T21:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/07/05/rainy-days/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/raindrops.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARaindrops on windows---from a trip to Norikura a few days ago. 2013-07-05T01:29:01+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/07/01/middle-name-john-and-adventures-in-eating/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu17.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPretty things along the way. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu13.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWandering. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu90.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWandering. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu40.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu64.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu33.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"Middle name John" also insisted on taking pictures of us with this samurai. https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/matsu24.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2013-07-28T09:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/06/28/the-40-hour-journey-across-the-world/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo21.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo17.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo19.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASome of the best sushi I have ever eaten---so far.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo15.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERARural Japan.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo11.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAInteresting buildings.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATaking pictures from bus windows in Tokyo.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACanned coffee.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA5am, Narita, Japanhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tokyo1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe tiny hotel room where our sleep was fitful, at best. 2013-07-04T03:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2012/12/07/the-runners-high/2013-06-06T16:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/04/10/canoe-trippin/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tonycowboy.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATony Baroni and Cowboy--the other tandem.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/delaware16.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHarold and Joe in their SRTs, a tripping canoe designed by none other than Harold himself.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/delaware47.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATaking a break after getting to the front of the pack in the headwinds.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/waterfall1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe waterfall.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/waterlevelshot.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOn the water.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cheese.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHappy hour and cheese.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fungiwaterfall.jpgfungi waterfallCool fungi in the foreground, waterfall in the background.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/joe2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJoe.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/joe.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJoe.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/walmartsticker.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWal-Mart: Destroying a community near you.2013-06-06T16:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/06/04/sweat-cows-and-barking-dogs/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/picture-3.pngPicture 32013-06-06T16:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.com/2013/04/23/the-hyner/https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/results.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/end2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASo happy at the finish! https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hyner.jpghynerCresting the top of the first hill. Photo by Peter Lopes.https://helenakotala.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mountain.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-06-05T20:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://helenakotala.comdaily1.02025-06-05T20:28:15+00:00